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Parole panel denies rehearing for Audrey Flowers amid victim opposition
Summary
The Louisiana Committee on Parole denied a rehearing request for Audrey Flowers at the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women on Aug. 12, 2025, citing the violent history of the crime, ongoing victim and law-enforcement opposition, and public safety concerns.
The Louisiana Committee on Parole denied the rehearing request of Audrey Flowers at a session held Aug. 12, 2025, at the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women in St. Gabriel. The three-member panel voted to deny Flowers’ application, citing her violent criminal history and continued opposition from victims and law enforcement.
Flowers, 3rd-felony offender serving a 40-year sentence first imposed in 2006 for manslaughter after a revoked probation for arson, appeared before the panel for a rehearing. Panel Chair Cheryl Renata read Flowers’ identifying information into the record, including a parole eligibility date that passed on July 14, 2023, and an adjusted mandatory release date of Oct. 16, 2042.
The panel heard from institutional staff and community supporters. Warden Kristen Thomas told the panel Flowers has had no major disciplinary write-ups in about 10 years and is currently housed in an assisted-living medical unit; staff also reported she had not completed her HiSET despite participation in literacy classes. Andrew Hundley of the Louisiana Parole Project said his organization would provide reentry support and recommended interstate supervision via ICOTS with roughly 60 days of intensive transitional assistance, but said long-term housing would likely need to be with family out of state because of Flowers’ health and age.
Multiple family members and supporters spoke for Flowers, including her sister Dolores Landry and nephew Willie DeFrogn, who urged the panel to consider her age, institutional conduct and family support. The panel also heard extended victim and family opposition. Dawn Ersun, the daughter of the victim, described the attack in detail, told the board that her family continues to suffer, and asked that Flowers remain incarcerated. Other family members of the victim, including Mabel Landry and Janae Brown, also told the panel they opposed release and described a history of harassment and prior violent behavior by Flowers.
After discussion, each panel member said public safety concerns and the strength of victim opposition prevented a grant. Panel Chair Cheryl Renata stated she was “not prepared to grant” and noted continuing safety concerns and the seriousness of Flowers’ history; the other members concurred. The panel therefore denied the rehearing.
Flowers was informed of the ruling and the hearing concluded.
